Andew Dadson’s Black Medic (Medicago Lupulina) Orange: This work is from a series of “painted landscapes”, made through a two-step process of spraying monochromatic, biodegradable paint onto a landscape, and photographing the painted land. Anyone who has tended to a garden knows the frustration of dealing with weeds; they are resilient, and no matter what … Continued

James Nizam’s razor-sharp work makes me rethink everyday existence. In it there is a sense of impossibility that makes me think anew even the most banal of interior or exterior domestic spaces. “Behold!” says Corinthians 15:51, “I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, … Continued

Theo Terry’s work Pears with American Tulipwood sits somewhere between photograph and sculpture for me–I love the three-dimensional element of his work that brings the work forward into the space. The composition of the pears on the marble with the tulipwood fabric recalls so many art historical still life precedents, while the orange background and … Continued

Karen Zalamea’s distorted landscape, They are lost as soon as they are made (no. 17), is more than just visually breathtaking. The process behind the series is innovative and resonates with many of the same approaches I take in my own photographic practice: co-creating with the land and environmental resources.The fogged nature of the work … Continued

I’ve long been a fan of Elizabeth’s witty, world-colliding collages and was delighted when she allowed us to share French Fantasy as part of our Public Art Program in 2020 on the GreyChurch Billboard. There are so very many reclining nude paintings in the history of art of which I am a fan but in … Continued

A cornerstone of fashion photography is its seductive quality, and what draws me to Dana Claxton’s work Kiss Me is how she disrupts Eurocentric ideas around beauty through movement and reflection. In 2006, Claxton produced this series on a three-day photojourney in Paris with the aim to document “Indians” as featured in the Parisian cityscape. … Continued

Capture is pleased to announce the jury who will be evaluating submissions to the 2023 Selected Exhibitions Program. In addition to Emmy Lee Wall, Capture’s Executive Director, the 2023 Capture Selected Exhibitions Jury includes:  Arpad Kovacs Assistant Curator, Department of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum Arpad Kovacs is an assistant curator in the Department of … Continued

Submissions are now open for our 2023 juried Selected Exhibitions Program! From September 8 to October 7, 2022 at 11:59 PM, Capture Photography Festival is accepting exhibition proposals for the 2023 Festival which runs from April 1–30. Capture’s vision is to connect Vancouver to the world through lens-based art. The Festival acts as a platform … Continued